SmartAsset offers the Web’s best personal finance advice, data visualizations and tools (for free!). We empower people with the information needed to make life’s biggest financial decisions with confidence.

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SmartAsset is a financial technology company that uses data to provide free, actionable advice on big financial decisions. Topics include home buying, renting, retirement, life insurance, taxes, student loans, investing and more. At the heart of the company’s software is its patent pending “Automated Financial Modeling” technology (also known as AFM), which simulates how different decisions will affect a consumer financially. SmartAsset is based in New York City, and is led by co-founders Michael Carvin and Philip Camilleri. The company is backed by Y Combinator, IA Capital Group with participation from TTV Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, New York Life, Transamerica Ventures, Quotidian Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners and Fitz Gate Ventures, among others.